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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19
When Col Mosby Was OutM :tted.

He was seldom defeated and but once out
witted In the latter instance Col. Mosby
had crosed the mountain with a few men
into Clarke county, when he was informed
that a Federal officer with a squad of cav
alrymen were in the vicinity. The officer
had stopped at Clay Hill, the residence of
Mr.. Witing, and Mosby made up his mind to
capture officer and men. His action WAS
prompt, as usual He went to Clay Hill,
captured the Federal officer while he was
seated at supper, and carried him OF as pris-
oper to Uppcrville, east Of the Blue ridge.
There had bccn nothing unpleasant about the
whole affair. Mosby and his prisoner were
on the most friendly terms. The partisan
had ridden his favorite gray mare on the
scout, and at Upperville was standing beside
her ready to mount, when the Federal officer
sad:
That's a superb animal, colonel"
YES, was the gratified reply of the parti-
san, as he patted the mares neck. The Of
ficer Sauntercd close
"A very fine animal" he repeated, I'm
try her paces' And throwing himself into
the saddle he disappeared at full speed, and
Col. MoShy never again saw his favorite gray
mare or his prisoner Baltimore Herald
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

deserter. This method would doubtless
prevent great deal of desertion, but 1t Is
revolving To think of branding human beings
who are not guilty Of crime, just as the west
ern cowboy brands cattle.
While it is calle,i branding, it really is not
the use Of a re ihot iron upon the flesh. The
usual method of branding is really tattooing.
Instruments similar to the hypodermic
syringe are used 10 prick the flesh full 0f
little punctures. over WHICH India ink. salt
petie or gunpowder is rubbed. This makes
ali indelible black mark, which nothing short
of the surgeons knife can remove. IL has
always been customary to brand deserters IN
France and England, but it never has been IN
the United States. Some effort was made
wears ago 10 have deserters from the navy
branded. but il was not successful. The Brit
ish deserter is now branded two inches below
the left armpit with a black ID all inch long.
He used TO receive a ID about two inches long
on the left hip. The French deserter when
convicted receives in time of peace big red
ID right over the heart; in war he receives
bullet in the same place Gen. Braggs propo-
sition is TO tattoo in the middle of the hack
between the shoulder blades black d an
inch long This is where the culprit cannot
get at il to turn the letter into some tattooed
device, such as sailors delight to put upon
their bodies The idea of tattooing deserter
ought not to be at all repulsive, for the crime
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

the Clermont but the Katherine of Cler-
mont.
Il WAS attending Union college at Schenec-
tady. n V, once" he said TO an inquirer in
explanation of the way he came to be one Of
the passengers but WAS not satisfied with
the institution and so determined to enter
Harvard. On my way home / arrived at
Albany. and there, 10 my discomfort, learned
that must endure a long delay, for none of
the river boats then in use were to start for
several days / went to the tavern and en-
gagged a room. But early the next morning a
man hurried into the barroom of the inn and
announced: The steamboat arrived last
night and is going to start down the river at
9o'clock' decided at once that would be
a passenger on the strange craft, whatever it
might be. There was lady of Connecticut
under M charge on her way TO New York
city, and when told her that We could take
the new steamboat she expressed her willing
ness TO travel that way. But it took her so
long To get ready that when We reached the
wharf the boat Was steaming off However,
they were more accommodating on thst trip
than they would lie now. Tine officers heard
US call, and stopping the vessel, sent back
small boat to take us on board. Then we
were of on our voyage"
The doctor described the boat in this way:
"She was a rude built craft, about l25 feet
long and nearly - feet wide, with side paddle
wheels and sheetiron boiler She could
make about six miles an hour
DIR. Perry was not only a survivor from
the first steamboat trip, but lie was also the
Oldest graduate of Harvard university and
the oldest man in Exeter. He was in his
y9th year when he died r NJ
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19


Among the many vehicles to he seen on re-
ception days are some very quaint ones. The
ingenuity of Americans in devising oddly
shaped vehicles is famous, but nothing has
yet been made on this side of the Atlantic
that quite equals the equipage driven by
Alexander Greger, secretary of the Russian
minister. 1t is the drosky of which We have
been told by travellers ~over there In Rus
sia and the fashionable spas OF Germany it is
ss familiar to the sight as the landau or
victoria. NJ. Greger brought this drosky over
from St Petersburg, where it was made es-
pecially for HIM. 1t is a neat little four
wheeled affair, With drivers seat good deal
higher than that on which his master sits,
little stout wheels eighteen inches in diameter
in front and thirty behind The wheels ars
banded with rubber tires, 80 that the drosk'
rolls over the smooth pavements as noiseless
ly as bicycle-a suggestion that ought to
be utilized by our American coachmaksss,
~ho have exhausted nearly every re-
source but this for the comfort of carriage
owners. NJ Greger bought for his drusky a
ma asnificent bay Kentucky stallion, which
Aleksei Dimitriyevitch Scukantchikof, the
big, brown whiskerei, red faced Russian
driver, finds good deal of trouble in manag
ing. The drosl;y, of course, is very light
load for him, AMI he has no exercise aside
from the little driving he gets every after
noon Alekssi is stout enough TO pull the
horses head of, hut that wild not keep him
from continually lawing and prancing and
wanting to 60. So when Aleksei and his
master appear all the other c6achmen get out
OF the way, and the queer little Russian
hicle goes spinning up and down in a lane of
its own until NJ. Greger has made his call.
The Russians think great deal of the drosky.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19
GREGEa's pRosKY

They call it in Russia the droitzschka. In
Germany it is called the droschke. The Rus
SLAMS, who get q good deal of fun of their
spelling if we don't, also call the drosky
drozhki, drogi and drosa- NJ. Greger drives
his with the ordinary one horse shafts, and
the big wooden hoop over the horses collar,
which is made familiar to US by all pictures
of Russian carriages and sleighs. Aleksei
rather scorns the shafts, however, for in Rus.
sia they never drive the drosky even with
one horse with anything more than a sirgle
pole. The big wooden hoop consoles him
somewhat for being Obliged to use the Ameri-
can hitchug gear.
While other parts of the country are enjoy
ing their ice palaces and toboggan slides,
Washington is bathed in the warmth and
sunshine of Nav. The grass in our little
three cornered parks is green and bright, and
Mr. Bancroft, the historian, who has the
honor Of having the first crocuses and hya-
cinths of spring, has been looking attentively
at the little square beds Of bulbs in his front
yard Of late with some degree Of expectancy
Senator kenna, the sportsman of the sen-
ate, is getting up spring fishing party
among his fellow senator's. He is a devoted
lover of hunting and fishing, and can cook
~0dt his nand llius 10 snOOt or Dalt Win all
the skill OF a chef 1t was kenna who in
vited party of friends this winter to dine
on a West Virginia buck, which he roasted
whole and served on his huge table with the
antlers rising from the platter and decorated
with holly and mistletoe. He loves nothing
better than 10 guide his friends to the best
places for deer and trout or bass in the mag
nificent kanawha country Of his state. The
president will be invited.
Military men are a good deal interested in
Gen Bragg's suggestion that deserters from
the army should be branded or tattooed. The
subject of desertion is one which greatly puz-
zles Gen. Sheridan, and he took pans n year
ago to have very careful reports made by his
inspector general as to the causes and RENE
dies for the evil Every year about per
cent. Of the army deserts Many Of these
men are never heard of again, but consid-
erable number enlist again, sometimes TO re-
peat their Offense again and again. There is
one man now in the Fort Leavenworth mill
tary prison who has deserted seventeen times.
The causes of desertion are various. There
seem TO be fewer.in the northern military
posts. where good quarters are something Of
an object in cold weather. Ii is observed also
that more desertions occur al posts where
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

Speaking of Gen. Shernan'S absent minded
ness, an old soldier said to-day: AN incident
happened on Pine mountain, Ga. the evening
that Gen Sherman sent his famous dispatch,
Hold the fort | am coming to Allatoona,
Oct. S, 1854. The general received fresh
cigar from some one, cigars being scarce, and
began to shout for light. Lieut.. J. Clarence
Peck, of Gen. Whittalsers staff was the for
tunate possessor of a freshly lighted cigar,
and lie politely handed it to Gen Sherman,
who Lit his own cigar and then deliberately
threw the heutenant's cigar away. A broad
smile displayed itself all around. The general
was thinking Of those million rations at ALA
toona, but it didn't appease the disgust OF the
lsutenanl New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

The United States Is to-day the most
liberal patron of dramatic artists. We have
more theatres than any country ON earth and
a greater number Of people who make liv-
ing by entertaining the public than the cor
responding class in England, France and
Germany There are more places II amuse
rhent in New York and its .eighborhood to-
lay than We're in the whole Union forty
years ago Time was when the churches made
the theatre unpopular outside of the very
large cities. The concert and the lecture
was the only relaxation permitted in the
rural localities some twenty years ago, but
row every town of $500 inhabitants or more
has its opera house and theatre for occa-
sional. if not regular, dramatic perform
ances. Just at present there is a veritable
craze under way on the part of young men
and women to become dramatic artists. 1t
pays we'll to those who are talented enough
to get engagements, and then the applause
from the front appeals TO the approbative in
stincts of those who have artistic abilities
In no other profession is public favor SO in
Simultaneous or so gratifying Paris has
long had its Conseryatoire, where as
pirants for dramatic fame could procure
the necessary instruction. OF course, every
theatre is practical school for teaching
artists. but the neophytes cannot obtain the
all round instruction which the stage de-
mands in all its departments In New York
there is now a dramatic school in operation,
at the head of which is Mr.. Franklin Sar-
gent, where young men and women are drilled
in voice culture, pantomime, dramatic ex-
preston, fencing, dancing and all the accom-
plishnents necessary to express emotion or
portray character upon the stage. There is
really as much reason for dramatic schools as
for training in any technical art. The supe-
riority in the French acting drama is unques-
tionably due to the elaborate culture given
TO French artists in the famous Conserva-
toire There are those who believe that the
New York school will grow into an institution
quite as important in its way. We also need
a great national musical college, which may
perhaps be supplied in time by the National
Opera company. 1t is gratifying to know
that there are greater number Of persons
studying music, both vocal and Instrumental
in the United States than i'll any other coun-
try. We have Us fine voices as any in the
world Indeed. the time is not distant when
there will be more American sopranos and
coutraltos than in all Europe combined In
male voices We are not 80 fortunate. Good
tenors and baritones are scarce everywhere.
This is probably due 10 the fact that more
girls than young men study music Us a pro-
fession. C.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

staff, came also He was then 81 years old,
l think, in the prime of his strength and
spirit l well remember his alert, springy,
brave step, the deep, flashing, black eye, and
grave, silent manner. Logan was highly re
spected, could see, by Gen. Sherman and
his fellow generals / made several portraits
OF him singly and in groups This little
carte de visite to which you are welcome, of
course, is probably the best portrait made at
that time. l cannot tell you how many
thousands Of this picture were sold The
number was large. But the best picture Of
Logan have just been over to New York TO
get. Among the thousands of negatives with
which have parted in the last few years was
this one 1t shows the fire and dash and
spirit Of the man better than any picture |
have ever seen of him. 1t is a three-quarters
length, large size, and the general sits with
his legs crossed, face full view, erect and
strong. 1t is a fine picture. II any one pict-
ure Is TO he taken as a basis of study for the
generals statue, doubt if any better than
this could be found.' JoHN AYE.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19
HOW THE MONEY GOES.
Midwinter Straw berries That Only Cost
30 Cents Apiece.


Special t"rrespol dencel
NEW YORK. Feb l4.-~Are they wax said
the lady OF tie hrst part NO, indeed, re
pied the iad' "t the second part theS are
sure enough s'fa"berries. lhey come from
FLORIDA had box sent me last winter
when was ILL.,
DO they nave the real strawberry tastef
wen, no, they taste most TOO ihuch ike
gold.
The berries were large ana tempting look
ing. Ihey were prominently displayed In
br"anway frui'erer WINDOW ana attracted
general attention lheS appeared hNed up
and polished somehow hiI they were not
qulte IKE the reai 'hins' ihey io"k'" huSe,
symmeuica. ana 'as'e,ss' ihefe were ABOUT
ten IN each minute basket that was no larger
than small Ice cream plate. i wondered
now much theS cost linen 1 SAID 10 myself,
I've a tongue III my mead, ana III hhd out
assuiiied sort Oh ruin avenue air ana
sauntereu INTO lhe niue shop.
no" huch are tho,e s'ra"oerries' l
a>h@i, i'a'oer hiyseii MY i''''iier WHY
srailh anu pau
four dollars a basket, answered. the hire-
ing pehiild 'he counter.
10 you mean 'hose siiiaii pasAe's III the
WINDOW
les
didil puy any
Nv" do"rs pelo" 'he irui'erer s iasn-
fohapie n"ris's stop. IN 'he "ihoo" was a
osshe' oi ,ne hios' sior,ous orc.iids Una. ever
oioonie', ihes "efe Vi 'N" hsn' iui Pie'
WIN asr 'hi oa'S' anu f~.ais ~ sn'', 81 "aaei
anu rivh' 'ha' 'nes ooheu lihe nasii oi 'oior
liofh tue uhseeh "ofiu iHere "trt nine OF
zen VI 'he'h III 'he s'"up,h"' mort 'n'in INIT
Inc nashet haiihie was ,ou'lo win agioSsy
ripo"', vi ','e nue. 'i'e iiiiihiie's can 'eiusrS
greeii, anu II hui's III ioop anu en''s GOWN
the siue.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

talk of war with England gives sled isl
importance 10 the recommendation of the
n ,use military committee, Of which Gen.
Bragg is chairman. Ii seems likely that the
size of the army will be increased either by
this congress or at the first session of the
Fiftieth. The discipline of the army, which
by a long interval Of peace has lapsed from
its former high character, will now receive
attention from the press and the public all
over the land. The navy, which has fallen
into innocuous desuetude in the last twenty
wears, has already had something of a quick
ening. and will be the subject of further at
tention from congress and the country.
In q company of artists this week heard
some interesting talk about material for
statue of Gen. Logan. The question was at
what time in the generals life the sculptor
ought to date his work. 1T would he an
anachronism," said one, ito picture Gen.
Logan with broad, heavy jaw and huge mus
tache as most of the veterans remember him.
You see. the fact is that Logan's reputation
increased immensely after tile war. Probably
more people saw him and heard of him or
saw his picture N any five years after the
war than ever saw or heard Of him during
active military operations. And as cold
matter of fact Logan looked a good deal diff
ferent when he was soldier from what he
did when he was a senator. His face was
fesher, fuller and softer. The firm jaw was
there. but it was not so prominent, nor was
the black mustache so big and long. The
successful equestrian statue Of Logan should
picture him Just as he looked at the close of
the war, He was not nearly so fine looking
as later in life but he was magnificent look
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

is one which de-
serves a severe
punishment, and as
the mark is put
upon an unexposed
part Of the person,
although il stays
there for life, the
man no wears it
can have a chance
to reform and hold
up his head among
his fellows. The
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

here are very few wolves i'll Prussia,
only four having been killed, and it is a
curious fact that the German wolves
seem u have followed the German army
almost en- maSse into France during the
winter of 1870, and to have remained
there. In the provinces of AlSace and
Lorraine the number of wolves killed dur
ing the year was thirty -seYen, in addition
to 1850 foxes aud l52 wildcats.-LondOn
Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
THE SOCIETY OF THE CAPITAL
HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF.

Something About the Carriages Of Some
Notable People-The Branding of De-
serters from the Army Discussed-Pians
! Adopted In Other Lands Described.
Especial Correspondence.l
WASHINGTON. Feb. l4-lt is a hard matter
nowadays to keep track Of society affairs in
Washington. All days of the week are alike
filled up with receptions Wherever you go up
through the fashionable northwestern section
Of the city any evening toward ) O'Clock the
streets are found croNded with carriages
packed in rows waiting for their owners to
tear themselves away from the gay throngs
gathered in the parlors of some leaders Of
fashionable society Where the corgrega-
ton of carriages is especially large the
services of a policeman. are called in to mar
shal the colored coachmen in order and keep
them from driving over each other. For
hours sometimes it is almost impossible in the
fashionable streets for ordinary vehicles to
effect passage If there are not so many
carriages as to entirely block up the road the
ambition Of score or more Of negro coach
men to keep their horses moving accomplishes
the same result
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

there are no gardens for the supply OF fresh
vegetables In a few cases it appears that
harsh treatment from officers make them
weary Of the service, but this is the excep-
ton At present there Is no adequate pun.
ishment for the offensa In time of war 1t u
martial NAV impose the sentence Of death
But in time Of peace with many men deSertion
is hardly worse than DRUNKENNESS OF any
other OF the many misiemeapors which occa-
sion something like Is 900 courts martial dur
ing the year.
Gen. Sheridan believes that II would be
good thing 10 brand every soldier when he
enlists, so that in case Of desertion, if he at
tempts to re-enlist, he can lie identified. No
man ever entered the army without being
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

Among Ethiopians, when sentence of
death was TO be pronounced upon any per-
son there was brought TO the wrongdoer a
table upon which an owl was painted.
This was the supreme moment, and the
guilty Individual was expected TO kill him
self with his own hand immediately
Harper's Bazaar.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

Survivor. He was
quite proud Of the
distinction given
him 10y that mem
orable ride and
used TO tell its story
with great delight
Whenever he re
lated the incidents
of the trip he began
by calling the list
ner's attention TO
the fact that the
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

the photographer
of battles and war
celebrities. took
several portraits Of
Logan when the
latter was in Wash
ington at the grand
review of the arm
les OF the west. Il
remember WELL
said Mr.. Brady to-
day, the various
sittings which l
had from the gem
eral. | invited Gen.
Sherman and his
generals to my
rooms, and Logan.
As one of Shernians ;
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

The st. Louis type foundry proprietor
SAYS: Here we are on the eve of 1883,
which creates triple demand for the
figure 8. This triple use of figures in the
annals of time will not occur again till
1911, 1899, 1000, 2022, Pill, 1922, 2202.
22l2, 2222, etc.-Detroit Free Press.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

George NJ Pullman began life as cabi-
net maker, and was forced to emigrate
with his family from the little country
town where he lived in order to save them
from starvation.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19
ONE OF FuLToN'S PASSENGERS.

DIR. Perry. Of Exeter, y. H.. and His
Kecollections.
Special Correspondence
BosroN, Feb. 14-Many Of my readers
have already read of the death of DIR. William
Perry, of Exeter, y. H, which occurred last
month DR.. Perry was one of the passengers
on FultonS steamboat and perhaps the last
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

stripped TO TIL e
skin. thoroughly
thumpcd and ex-
anined. To So into
such an eNaInina-
tion with the letters
@U. =. A." branded
between the shoul-
der blades, As Gen.
Sheridan recon-
mends, would be
sure arrest aud
punishment for the
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

Indian corn, having very large kernels and
long ears is raised i'll central Germany, but q
former resident of the country states that the
farmers make no use of it except for fatten-
ing geese.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19
Enyland's Wheat Imports.

England. ii is stated, now imports from
Russia 100000 hundred weight Of
wheat, against 10000 900 fifteen years
ago. In the same interval the import
from America has increased from T., 600, =
O0G hundred weight to 10000, ,0O0.--Ncw
Orleans Times Democrat.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-02-19

1t is said that Cape Cod is slowly wash
ing and blowing away, losin. some two feet
every year.